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meetings, 200-203. The 1862 race near Rugby, 203. Mr. Skipworth, 

 204, 205. Grand National Hunt Committee formed, 205. Return 

 to Market Harborough, 205. The Great Corinthian Cup organised, 



207. Iireeding of hunters encouraged, 207. Death of Mr. Canney, 



208. Move to Yorkshire, 209. West Somerset visited, 211. Bedford 

 selected, 212. Fixture abandoned on account of the York and Ainsty 

 tragedy, 215. Cottenham selected, 215. Lincolnshire visited, 217. 

 Move to Monmouthshire, 218. Mr. Reginald Herbert, 219. Bristol 

 visited, 219-220. The Prince of Wales's patronage, 220. Aylesbury 

 selected, 221. Luncheon to the farmers, 222. Sandown Park enclosed 

 course chosen, 223. Scotland visited, 224. Second visit to Cottenham, 

 224. Hereford selected, 226. Criticisms on the Committee, 226. Second 

 enclosed course race, Derby, 227. A poor steeplechase at Liverpool, 

 228. New Four Oaks Park racecourse, Birmingham, 229. Second 

 visit to Derby, 229. Melton selected, 231. Visit to Leicester, 231. 

 To Lincoln, 232. And to Malton, Yorks, 233. Derby again chosen, 

 234. Sandown Park, 235. Poor race at Cardiff, 236. Scotland again 

 visited, 237. Hurst Park the venue, 237. Another visit to Derby, 239. 

 Sandown Park again, 240. Derby, 240. Sandown Park, 241. Hurst 

 Park, 242. Move to Newmarket, 243. Gatwick visited, 244. The 

 1899 fixture at Hurst Park, 245. 



CHAPTER VI 



MILITARY STEEPLECHASING 



Great interest shown in steeplechasing by our officers, 249. Military 

 meetings at the present time, 250. The present and early riding of 

 officers considered, 250. Early Newcastle-upon-Tyne meeting, 251. 

 Grand Military steeplechases originated in 5th Dragoon Guards, 251. 

 First Grand Military meeting at Northampton, 252. Grand Military 

 steeplechases at Wetherby, 254. Northampton again visited, 255. 

 First race heavy weights, 257. The course moved to Brixworth, 258. 

 Criticism on the courses selected, 260. Leamington chosen, 260. 

 Warwick selected, 262. Second visit to Leamington, 263. Decline of 

 the fixture in 1849, -64. Warwick again visited, 266. Sport the accom- 

 paniment of soldiers wherever they go, 266. Steeplechases in the 

 Crimea, 266-267. The Grand Military meeting again at Northampton^ 

 268. Move to Sutton Coldfield, 268. Criticisms on the Executive, 

 268. Return to Northampton, 269. \'isit to Cheltenham, 269. Rui;by 

 chosen, 270. Reading Military steeplechases, 270. Moonlight match 

 between Mr. Walmesley and Mr. Edgell, 271. Move to Warwick 

 on account of rinderpest, 272. Gold Cup race 1867-1899, 272. 



